[5] However, those have all been suspended due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, along with the national team's participation in international competitions.

[7] The Russian Premier League succeeded the Top Division including history and records.

Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz was the only team which managed to break Spartak's dominance, winning the top division title in 1995.

[citation needed] In preparation for the 2018–19 season, it was decided to hold a rebranding in which a new logo was presented.

[12][13][14][15][16] As a result of the Russia's invasion of Ukraine, all Russian club and national teams were banned from European competition indefinitely.

Spartak Moscow, who were competing in the UEFA Europa League and were the only Russian club team remaining in European competition at the time, were disqualified from their tie against RB Leipzig, who advanced on a walkover.

If teams are level on points, the tie-breakers are the number of wins, then the goal difference, followed by several other factors.

If the winner of Russian Cup ends in first or second on the championship in same season, then the third-place team qualifies to UEFA Europa League group stage, while fourth and fifth-place teams qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference League instead.

Those two groups were contested in spring 2012, with the top eight clubs playing for the title and European places.

[17] Under the current autumn-spring calendar, the league takes a three-month winter break from mid-December until mid-March.

This has resulted in the Russian Far East and Siberian teams being forced to play more home games in hostile weather conditions which affected the Premier League when SKA Khabarovsk took part.

The number of players a team can have on the pitch at a time that are over 21 years of age or without a Russian citizenship is limited.

The first level includes two matches with English commentary each matchday and will cost a monthly fee of $2.99.